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Old 07-09-2006, 06:14 AM
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Should it be possible to upgrade an original 20" iMac with the Core 2 Duo? Would such an upgrade be worth it?
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Old 07-09-2006, 06:54 AM
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well you can upgrade a mac mini to a Core 2 Duo, and the imac's use the same socket.. so i guess you can merom that is, not the Conroe.
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Old 07-09-2006, 07:42 AM
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Keep in mind that Merom (mobile) CPUs are considerably more expensive than Conroe (desktop) CPUs. You will also woid your warranty, of course.

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Old 07-09-2006, 06:10 PM
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I was under the impression that the Mini used a socket while the Imac was soldered to the board making it impossible to upgrade.
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Old 07-09-2006, 06:41 PM
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(nath @ Sep 7 2006, 07:10 PM) [snapback]211756[/snapback]</div>
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I was under the impression that the Mini used a socket while the Imac was soldered to the board making it impossible to upgrade. [/b]
your thinking of the MacBook (Pro)....the mini and the iMac are both socketed.

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Old 17-09-2006, 03:38 PM
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Lots of folks are ripping aprt their Mac mini's & posting the autopsies on the web but jeez I can't see myself trying to do the same to an iMac. Just too complicated.
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